According to this man, who wrote in to the Metro today, chutney is going to be the UK's saviour:
"I totally agree with Nick Gaywood about Britain's forthcoming descent into civil war due to soaring food costs and shortages. As in all civil wars, though, we must stockpile provisions and that includes pickling and preserving perishable foodstuffs.
Sadly, this old tradition has been lost in modern society and is now solely the reserve of the Women's Institute. Could a revolution be the WI's finest hour? Vive la chutney!"
He does make it sound like it's all going to go a bit Zimbabwe round here. You people better be ready! Panic buy the entire the veg section at Tesco, preserve it all in brine and hide it under the stairs! Because when feeding a family for a fiver seems like a distant dream, there's gonna be carnage on the streets, and you'll want to be tucked up safe in your semi-detached castle with a lovely damson chutney and a smug expression.
2008-05-21 @ 10:23